In preparation for the 2023 presidential election, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, North-Central, Nigeria, has consulted with Northern Elders and visited the Emir of Zazzau.
Gatekeepers News reports that Governor Yahaya Bello on Sunday consulted with the Chairman, Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi in Zaria, and also visited the Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamali, over his ambition for the 2023 presidential election.
The Governor, after the two meetings, said, “my visit to Zaria today is like a homecoming. They raised me, educated me, tutored me, nurtured me before unleashing me to serve in Kogi State. I am here to pay homage. We are on consultation; Nigerians are calling on me to serve. So, I have to consult my father, who is versed in history.”
“We rubbed minds as father and child and as a leader, a peacemaker, a unifier who is passionate about the country.”
Governor Bello, while commenting on his visit to the Emir, said, “this period marked one year on the throne of the Emir of Zazzau, and we used the opportunity to congratulate him. Zaria is my home, and we are friends and neighbours. I couldn’t come during his inauguration. I was represented, so today I’m here to congratulate him and rub minds with him”.
The Chairman of NEF, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, on his side, said, “Governor Yahaya Bello is like a son to me; his uncle is a friend and classmate of mine of almost 70 years. I would be surprised if he is in Zaria and for a campaign or any other thing and he did not visit me.
“He is here to tell me about the mission he has started, the mission of seeking for Nigerians’ vote to become president of Nigeria. In summary, he is here on consultation.”
